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4. Barack Obama
Latinos and immigrants’ advocates rallied around Obama during his 2008 campaign and were encouraged by his promises to push comprehensive immigration reform legislation in his first year in office. But with health care, two wars, a prison camp in Cuba and an economic crisis on his hands, the immigration reform More…
2. Joe Arpaio
The publicity-hungry sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., repeatedly stole headlines this year. Dubbing himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Arpaio starred in a Fox reality show called “Smile… You’re Under Arrest!” The role was fitting for Arpaio, who spent 2009 publicizing his Latino neighborhood raids where deputies arrested thousands of illegal immigrants More…
5. Dora Schriro
Though not exactly a household name, Dr. Dora Schriro, a special adviser to the Department of Homeland Security until she announced her departure in September, had an outsize impact during her short tenure at DHS. In April, she issued a critical report that documented major problems in the Immigration and More…
3. Janet Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano came to Washington from Arizona, where she served as attorney general and governor and was politically aligned with “Sheriff Joe” (see 2. Joe Arpaio). Eager to dispel Republican claims that Democrats would be soft on crime, terrorists and illegal aliens, Napolitano has made cracking down More…
1. Lou Dobbs
The longtime CNN anchor has targeted “illegal aliens” for years now, publicly blaming them for everything from violent crime to failing schools to drug gangs and lethal communicable diseases. As advocates pushed for a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year, they perceived Dobbs and his platform at CNN as a More…
